Grim Muerto

It´s time to grab your sombreros, ponchos and your guitars my fine friends, as we are off to Mexico to play the Grim Muerto slot from Play’n GO. It’s just the other side of the border from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly slot machine. Olé!

Now Grim Muerto might seem a pretty black name for a game, but this slot is themed on the Day of the Dead (el Día de Muertos for you linguists out there), which is all about celebrating your ancestors with a big splash of colour. Oh, and plenty of food, fire crackers and lashings of mariachi music, and it’s all in this great little slot game.

The Graphics

This is a colourful, fun game: we’re celebrating the dead as we’re meant to. Despite the name, the vibe is more like the Aloha Christmas slot – that’s the Day of the Dead for you.

Play ‘n Go have developed some pretty slick looking games of late, but for this game they have gone down the traditional route with some pleasing effects like the clunk as the reels come to a stop accompanied by plenty of guitar music and general Mexican fiesta sounds. The illustrations are well done – it’s not that the imagery is old school, they´ve just gone for a retro look and feel. They also do 3 reel slots like Rabbit Hole Riches don’t you know. Jacks & Jills of all trades!

Grim Muerto Slot Game Play

The Grim Muerto slot is a 20 pay-line, 5 reel and 3 row Mexican number (we told you it was traditional). Watch yourself out there, chaps and chapesses as this is a medium to high variance game. It’s not as volatile as some of the other Play’n GO slots we have tried, but it’s hardly low variance.

During the standard game, one reel is highlighted on every spin. Any wilds (guitars) that fall on that reel will expand. And if you want to make the big entertainment, then you will need to get into the Free Spins round as this is where the real action is.

Free Spins Bonus Feature

There’s also a Free Spins feature with (theoretically) unlimited free spins.  To get in, you´ll need to land Book Scatter symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 – you will get 10 spins, gratis. The top news is that free spins can be retriggered again and again until you hit the maximum win. In the bonus, the candle gives you more free spins.

With 1 or 2 candles on the reels in the bonus, you will unwrap 3 or 6 more free spins. What´s more, my amigos, the book will show you a Mariachi band member before the bonus commences which becomes an extra wild during the free games. Plus between 2 and 5 reels light up on every spin, and if a wild or extra wild drops in on these special reels, it expands over all the other symbols on those reels. And that means more winning possibilities of course. Excelente!

I think everyone deserves a second chance, don’t you? And so do Play ‘n GO, because on the Grim Muerto slot, there is a Second Chance feature where you can set off the Free Spins when only 2 Book scatters land instead of 3 – you will have to pick 1 of the 4 symbols on the screen for a chance to head into Free Spins. If you don´t make it, you could win some cash instead.

When you are in the free spins feature, keep an eye peeled for the special Mariachi chap who will become an extra wild: up to 5 reels will be highlighted where the wilds will duplicate to expand over the entire reel. Que bueno!

The Monkey Verdict

I enjoyed this bright and breezy game. Grim Muerto is a high variance slot in which you can bag wins of up to 2,500 times your bet.

You´ll need to get into the free spins round though – that’s the key.

It’s not our favourite Day of the Dead slot though. That would have to be Esqueleto Explosivo. Just saying.